Braised pork strudel with green apple sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 tablespoons Lard
2 pounds Pork shoulder, cut into
⅛ Th-inch cubes and seasoned
With salt
And pepper
2 Carrots, cubed into 1/4-inch
Dice
1 Spanish onion, cut into inch dice
4 Red Hungarian peppers, cut
Into 1/4-inch cubes
2 tablespoons Paprika
7 ounces Speck, cut into 1/4-inch
Cubes
¼ tablespoon Ground cloves
¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
2 cups Red wine
1 Recipe strudel (see basic
Recipe)
2 Egg yolks, beaten
1 Recipe green apple sauce
(see recipe)

Directions

In a heavy-bottomed casserole, heat lard until smoking. Add pork pieces, 5 or 6 at a time, and cook until golden brown. remove and add carrots, onion, peppers, paprika, speck, cloves, cinnamon and cook until softened, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add wine and bring to a boil.

Add meat and return to a boil. Lower heat and simmer 1½ hours until very tender. Season with salt and pepper and allow to chill 4 hours in the refrigerator.

Preheat oven to 375 F. Roll out strudel dough into a 10 by 14-inch rectangle. Place cold pork stew in center and roll up like a strudel.

Save cut scrap pieces of dough to garnish strudel with a design or the name of a loved one). Brush with beaten egg yolks, place on a cookie sheet and bake 50 to 60 minutes, until golden brown and piping hot inside. Allow to rest 10 minutes and serve with green apple sauce.

Yield: 4 servings

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